INSURRECTION


Meaning of INSURRECTION in English

(~s)

An ~ is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office. (FORMAL)

They were plotting to stage an armed ~.

= uprising, insurgency

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